Big rig wreck has traffic at 610 and 288 backed up for miles

Updated 4:27 pm, Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Highway 288 was blocked at the intersection of Interstate 610 Wednesday afternoon by an overturned 18-wheeler . (Houston Transtar)

Highway 288 was blocked at the intersection of Interstate 610 Wednesday afternoon by an overturned 18-wheeler . (Houston Transtar)

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Highway 288 was blocked at the intersection of Interstate 610 Wednesday afternoon by an overturned 18-wheeler . (Houston Transtar)

Highway 288 was blocked at the intersection of Interstate 610 Wednesday afternoon by an overturned 18-wheeler . (Houston Transtar)

Big rig wreck has traffic at 610 and 288 backed up for miles

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An overturned 18-wheeler on Texas 288 at the 610 Loop has rush-hour traffic backed up for miles, according to Houston Transtar.

The trucker was eastbound on 610 South Loop when he lost control at the Texas 288 interchange just before 3:45 p.m., said Transtar spokeswoman Dinah Massie.

"It looks like the driver tried to make that curve where 288 splits to go to Lake Jackson, and the truck rolled over on its side," she said. "There's some spilled on the grass so the (Houston) Fire Department is at the scene."

At 4 p.m., Texas 288 traffic was backed up about 2 miles north to North MacGregor, and was starting to slow from U.S. 59, Massie said.

Motorists are advised to take other routes such as Interstate 45 South, Almeda Road or U.S. 90.

Traffic on the 610 Loop has not been severely impacted by the rollover.